(1150) Manager: Contracts and Cost Management - CSD at South African Reserve Bank

Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Lead the Contracts and Cost Management Section, ensuring a consistent and professional approach to the delivery of construction projects and programmes within time, scope, quality, risks and cost.
• Oversee construction project and programme contracts and costs to ensure finances and contracts are well managed.
• Develop and maintain the contract and cost management strategies in line with the corporate real estate procurement strategies and best practices, ensuring continuous improvement in all processes.
• Contribute to the development of the division’s operational plan and manage the implementation thereof in the Contracts and Cost Management Section.
• Develop and implement the operational plan for the Contracts and Cost Management Section.
• Define, embed and manage the implementation of contracts and cost controls as well as governance practices for construction projects and programmes.
• Develop and guide the implementation of contract and cost management frameworks and processes for construction projects and programmes, and facilitate effective governance structures.
• Act as the custodian of corporate real estate contracts and cost management, serving as the central point of contact for project and programme governance, documentation, information and stakeholder management.
• Fulfil the line management function pertaining to the development and performance of the Contracts and Cost Management team.
• Report on progress related to the contracts and costs of construction projects and programmes, ensuring alignment with prioritisation plans, management of information, financial and contracts reporting and resource planning.
• Oversee financial reporting while ensuring that the projects and programmes comply with corporate financial, risk and contract processes.
• Oversee the management of cross-programme dependencies to ensure that construction projects and programmes are prioritised in accordance with the approved budget.
• Manage the development of contract and cost close-out reports as well as lessons learnt reports.
• Oversee internal and external stakeholder relationships relating to the management of corporate real estate.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate sustainable practices into core business functions.

Qualifications

Job requirements

To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:

• an Honours degree (NQF8) in the Built Environment, Construction Project Management, Quantity Surveyor or an equivalent qualification;
• professional registration with the South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession (SACQSP) or South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP); and
• eight to 10 years of experience in a cost and project management environment, with at least five years managing programmes and projects valued at over R500 million as well as five years in a people management role.